Herbert cookshaw



(No Model.) I H. GOOKSHAW.

BRACELET.

No. 272,829. Patented Feb.20,1883.

[Jill WITNESSES: .INVENTOR MAM ATTORNEY I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT COOKSHAW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO COX & SEDGWIGK, OF SAME PLACE.

BRACELET.

SPEGIFIOATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,829, dated February 20, 1883. Application filed November 13, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT COCKSHAW, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Im provements in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the kindof bracelets consisting of a series of blocks or plates connected together by wires passing through the blocks, said blocks being strung an the wires, and fitting together at the edges by concave and convex forms or shapes thereof; and the invention consists of the said wires being made of soft or annealed and flexible substance, that will enable the bracelet to be pressed and made to assume the form of the wrist, and will retain any form corresponding to any form of the wrist of the wearer, so that instead of the one form of such bracelets heretofore made on spring wires suited to only one form of wrist, my improved-bracelet will fit all forms alike, which forms vary to such extent that it is a matter of considerable importance to be able to fit them all alike.

My invention also consists of an improved fastening device of very simple construction, adapted to the form of blocks which it is pre-, ferred to use, the same being a snap-hook attached to one end of the bracelet, in combination with one of a series of cylindrical blocks of which the bracelet is partly composed, said cylindrical block being the terminal one of the other end of the bracelet; but said snap-hook may be used with other forms of catch, if desired, all as herein-atter fully described, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is partly a side elevation and partly a sectional elevation of a bracelet constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view, and Fig. 3 is a detail in section.

In this case I have represented rectangular blocks a-,alternating with cylindrical blocks b, for the principal ornamental portion of the bracelet, the said blocks being strung on the wires 0, and the edges of blocks a, touching the cylindrical rims I; being concave to fit the cylindrical ones, which is a common and favorite form of construction; but the blocks may be varied in form, as is sometimes done, by the substitution of beads for the cylindrical blocks b, and by other means. The substance of whichthe block is composed is not material, any approved material of common use being alike useful; but the material or condition of the wires 0 must, for the purposes of my invention, be sufliciently soft and flexible to be readily pressed into any desired form, and to retain the form in which the bracelet is shaped on the wrist of the wearer after being applied and fastened together.

I am aware that elastic cords have been used to string the blocks together, forming a bracelet that will assume the form of the wrist of the wearer if slightly shorter than the circu mference of the wrist, so that the cords will draw taut or stretch a little.

I am also aware that the blocks have been strung on elastic spring-wires which control the shape of the bracelet by theirelastic power, and which will not be changed from one form to another and retain said forms, the bracelet being at the same time sufficiently larger than the wrist of the wearer to be Worn with comfort, which is the quality of the improved bracelet of my invention.

To the concave edge of the block a of one end of the bracelet I connect a hook, d, forming a littlemore than a half-circle, and being suitably set to snap onto one of the cylinders 0, attached to the other end of the bracelet, to

book under or inside of cylinder 1), so that it is less liable to be detached in wear than if hooked from the outside.

While I have described and represented a bracelet made with two wires, I desire it to be understood that the number of wires to be used is mainly governed, by the form of the fasten the same, and I arrange the hook to U In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing innesses.

HERBERT COOKSHAW.

a b and flexible non-elastic or annealed wires 0, said blocks being strung on said Wi1'es,substanlielly as described.

2. Thecombination, in a. bracelet, of the 5 snap-hook attached to the concave edge of Witnesses:

end block a with the cylindrical end block b 0f the bracelet, substantially as described.

W. J. MORGAN, S. H. MORGAN. 1 

